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Curtain falls on electioneering
The officially stipulated campaign period for 721 union parishads across 101 upazilas of the country ends at midnight, 32 hours before voting opens tomorrow, reports UNB. All types of rallies, processions and showdowns will remain prohibited in the election areas from Sunday midnight. “The polls…
Country sees �drastic fall� in Padma water flow this time
Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud yesterday said Bangladesh experienced a drastic fall in the Padma River’s water flow during this dry season, reports UNB. “Generally, we get at least 65,000 Cusec (cubic feet per second) of water in the Ganga (Padma River), but we got only…
Terror strikes Turkey again
Two separate and deadly terror attacks have caused deaths, destruction and fear in Turkey. The latest attack in Istanbul, the second in less than a week, has recorded deaths of five people including one suicide bomber. The country has been on high alert after experiencing a string of deadly terrorist…
Sad state of domestic workers in Bangladesh
The number of domestic workers in the country stands at 2 million, out of which 4, 20,000 are children and 83 per cent of these workers are female. This pertains to the last quantitative research carried out on domestic workers in Bangladesh in 2007 by ILO and UNICEF. Despite their staggering…
Action to be taken against election troublemakers, warns IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday warned that action will be taken if any candidate tries to create any chaos during the union parishad elections, reports UNB. “If any candidate tries to create chaos during the elections his or her centre might be suspended, and might…
Help build eco-friendly infrastructures
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought cooperation from the country’s architects in building infrastructures using local resources keeping in mind the environment and land resource constraint, reports UNB. “I seek your cooperation in building infrastructures suitable for the country…
Migrants still arriving as deal enters force
AFP, LESBOS: Flimsy boats packed with migrants continued to land in Greece from Turkey on Sunday despite the start of a landmark deal between the European Union and Ankara to stem the massive influx. Under the controversial deal, which came into force at midnight, all migrants landing on the Greek islands…
An artiste of eternal beauty, versatile acting
After battling with deadly cancer quite for a long time, actress Parveen Sultana Diti--who was renowned for her eternal beauty and versatile acting skills in the country’s film industry--passed away yesterday. Born on March 31, 1965 in Sonargaon of Narayanganj, Parveen Sultana Diti had acted on…
Mash bemoans Taskin, Sunny suspension
Mashrafe Mortaza has voiced substantial disappointment and disbelief at the suspension of two key bowlers in the midst of Bangladesh’s World T20 campaign. On Saturday, the team had been hit by the news that the bowling actions of left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and right-arm paceman Taskin Ahmed…
Heritage fair kicks off
A two-day heritage fair kicked off on Saturday at the district’s archaeologically important site at Bhitargarh, a fortified city as old as the 7th century spreading across a 25-square kilometre area, being exposed through an ongoing excavation project, reports UNB. The Archaeology Department and…
Illegal buildings mushroom in Rajuk areas
It has taken about three months for the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to serve the final notice to halt construction of an unauthorised building in Tongi, which falls under the regulatory body’s Detailed Area Plan (DAP). In the meantime, the builder went ahead with the illegal construction…
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